Thursday, June 25, 2009

You're on Twitter and you want to read tweeets about job searching. How do you find them? Type a job search hashtag into the search box on your Twitter page. That'll take you to another Twitter page with tweets containing the hashtag term.

#____jobs (fill in the blank with your city or state)#career#careercoach#careerconsultant#careermanagement#careers#employment#greenjobs#hire#hireme#hiring#hr#job#jobadvice#jobhunt#jobhunting #jobinterview#jobpostings#jobs#jobsearch#jobseeker#jobseekers#jobtips#laidoff#needajob#negotiate#recession #recruiters#recruiting#resume#resumes#resumeservices#resumewriter#resumewriting#salary#success#tweetmyjobs#unemployment#work

What hashtags are missing from this list? Leave a comment telling us which ones you like.

Used by recruiters to get help from other recruiters to fill open positions. Each of those splits are jobs that potentially may fit your background as well. If you find a match, get in touch with the recruiter that posted it... they'll be glad to get a candidate directly and not have to split the fee!

Nice list. Thank you! I'd suggest a group I co-lead with Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter: #careercollective, career coach and resume professionals collaborate to provide guidance for job seekers and careerists. Learn more at www.careercollective.net.

Question: I am new to hashtags and therefore don't use them as often, I am looking for work as my temp. job will be expiring..Do I put all the hashtags in every tweet? Or divide them up? Do you use them in every tweet or everyday? How frequent and at the end right?Thanks for a reply!!

There are no right and wrong ways to use hastags. You can put as many in a tweet as you like. You can place them at the end of your tweet or incorporate the into your tweet. (For instance, I could write a tweet: When you #interview for a #job, but sure to ask good questions.)

Experiment with them and see what works for you. Perhaps going to the hashtag pages (put your hashtag words in the search engine) will help you understand how to use them in your tweets.